Juan Ramón Carrasco
Juan Ramón Carrasco Torres (born 15 September 1956) is a Uruguayan football coach and former player.[1] He is one of the players who had the most appearances, in different rosters, in Uruguay.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Ramón Carrasco Torres | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Sarandí del Yí, Uruguay | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1978 | Nacional | 112 | (40) |
| 1979–1980 | River Plate | 37 | (13) |
| 1980-1981 | Racing Club | 55 | (28) |
| 1982–1983 | Tecos UAG | 28 | (4) |
| 1984 | Nacional | ? | (?) |
| 1985 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 11 | (2) |
| 1985 | Danubio | ? | (?) |
| 1986 | Nacional | ? | (?) |
| 1987 | Cádiz | 10 | (2) |
| 1988 | River Plate UY | ? | (?) |
| 1989 | Peñarol | 19 | (4) |
| 1990 | São Paulo | 4 | (0) |
| 1990 | River Plate UY | 15 | (15) |
| 1991 | Bella Vista | ? | (?) |
| 1992 | Marítimo Caracas | ? | (?) |
| 1993–1994 | River Plate UY | ? | (?) |
| 1995 | Nacional | 15 | (5) |
| 1996 | Rampla Juniors | ? | (?) |
| 1997 | Nacional | 15 | (5) |
| 2000–2001 | Rocha | 35 | (12) |
| International career | |||
| 1975–1985 | Uruguay | 19 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Rocha | ||
| 2002 | Fénix | ||
| 2003–2004 | Uruguay | ||
| 2007–2010 | River Plate Montevideo | ||
| 2010–2011 | Nacional | ||
| 2011 | Emelec | ||
| 2012 | Danubio | ||
| 2015–2016 | River Plate Montevideo | ||
| 2018–2021 | Fénix | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Born in Sarandi del Yí, Uruguay, Carrasco started his career in 1973 playing for Nacional. He played 19 times for Uruguay, for whom he scored three goals.[3]
Carrasco also played for River Plate and Racing Club in Argentina, and played professional football in Mexico, Brazil, Spain, Colombia and Venezuela.
Coaching career
Carrasco started coaching in 2000. He won his first title as the coach of Uruguayan Nacional in Uruguayan First Division. His best international performance was made in River Plate during 2009 as the team reached the semi-finals for Copa Sudamericana. On July 6, 2011, he signed with Emelec of Ecuador to replace Omar "el Turco" Asad. On November 27, six months later, he resigned. On December 26, he signed with Atlético Paranaense of Brazil. He played as an attacking midfielder.
Between 2003 and 2004, Carrasco was the manager of Uruguay.
References
- "Juan Ramón Carrasco". worldfootball.net. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- "Juan Ramón Carrasco, Ficha del Jugador" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 21, 2003. Retrieved January 5, 2008.
- rsssf: Uruguay record international players Archived June 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
